Education in Samoa

2,162 indicators covering education for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, female 9,146 2025 up 2.4% 185th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 18,916 2025 up 3.5% 184th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 5,766 2025 up 30.1% 184th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 5,506 2025 up 27.6% 184th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 11,272 2025 up 28.9% 184th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 2,913 2025 up 22.2% 177th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 2,758 2025 up 22.9% 177th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 5,671 2025 up 22.6% 177th
School age population, primary education, male 17,814 2025 up 16.4% 175th
School age population, primary education, female 16,760 2025 up 15.0% 176th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 34,574 2025 up 15.7% 176th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 3,005 2025 up 8.9% 176th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 2,760 2025 up 5.5% 177th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 5,765 2025 up 7.3% 177th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 2,922 2025 up 0.9% 177th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 2,736 2025 up 0.6% 177th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 5,658 2025 up 0.8% 177th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 5,767 2025 down 2.0% 181st
School age population, pre-primary education, female 5,383 2025 down 1.9% 181st
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 11,150 2025 down 2.0% 181st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 34,962 2024 up 11.5% 175th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.2% 2024 down 1.6% 69th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Primary education, pupils 34,962 2024 up 11.5% 173rd
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 25,964 2016 up 6.5% 174th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.2495 units per square kilometre 2010 up 17.7% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 102.9% 2024 down 4.3% 84th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9632 GPIA 2024 down 2.0% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 99.1% 2024 down 6.3% 115th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.2 years 2024 down 5.2% 73rd
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years 2024 down 6.9% 95th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.8% 2024 up 870.0% 135th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year 2018 down 353.1% 162nd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9626 GPIA 2024 down 1.8% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 98.1% 2016 up 5.5% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 103.2% 2016 up 4.1% 52nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.78 years 2016 up 6.7% 44th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2016 down 1.3% 12th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.5 years 2016 up 5.3% 21st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2,585 2024 up 34.9% 174th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 2,580 2024 up 37.9% 174th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 397 2024 down 7.9% 147th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0403 units per square kilometre 2023 down 23.0% 102nd
Government expenditure on education, total 5.5% 2024 37th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0867 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.2% 91st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 29.1% 78th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.51 number per square kilometre 2019 up 4.9% 120th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 92.3% 2019 up 24.3% 80th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 84.7% 2019 up 7.2% 106th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0 units per person 1996 down 100.0% 185th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0 1996 down 100.0% 185th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1,211 2010 up 18.3% 176th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -17.77 % change on previous year 2019 down 3,369.4% 182nd
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.4279 units per square kilometre 2010 up 18.3% 115th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 1996 down 100.0% 184th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 97.0% 2024 down 1.6% 65th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 87.4% 2016 up 7.1% 125th
Number of under-five deaths, male 47 2024 down 25.4% 164th
Number of under-five deaths, female 35 2024 down 27.1% 164th